The years of rumors, speculation, and supposed leaks are at an end. Apple has revealed its first foray into the smartwatch market, with the Apple Watch set to be released in early 2015. The only question that remains to be answered is, will you be buying one?

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As the Apple Watch isn’t being released until early 2015, we won’t know how many people are interested in it enough to hand over their hard-earned cash for quite some time. However, we can take a snapshot of current levels of interest with a poll all about the intentions of the MakeUseOf readership with regards to the Apple Watch.

Please take part in the poll above and then scroll down to the comments below this paragraph to tell us more about your views on the Apple Watch. If you’re keen on buying one, tell us why. If not, tell us what Apple could do (if anything) to persuade you to buy one.

Remember, there’s an awesome T-shirt in it for the person responsible for the coveted Comment Of The Week.

Couldn't find the option I was looking for, which is not going to buy, going to wait it out.
Smartwatches are a luxury and by no means necessary.
So instead of shelling out big bucks on these watches, I'll wait it out as technology goes way cheaper with time.
I'd probably go for the Moto 360 or definitely something in Android Wear, when they come down to the price of watches like G-Shock.

Definitely a no to the Apple Watch because even though it's innovation galore (really, really impressive), I'm not going to buy an iPhone just to use it, when I can purchase a new hardcore gaming rig/motorcycle/ultrabook/maybe even rent an apartment for few months, for that kind of money! ;D

No. I still have an analogue Mickey Mouse watch with the white gloves on the minute and second hands. It works just fine for what it's intended to do: tell time. The only way I'd ever buy an "Apple watch" is if it was another analogue watch with the Smiley Mac or Clarus the Dogcow on the face, and the numbers displayed in Chicago font. But for that, it might as well be a Linux watch with a Tux graphic in the centre, or an Atari watch with Pacman chasing the ghosts around the dial. Same difference. By the by, I've never owned a digital watch either.

If you really think about it, I know people who spend this in a month of two of drinking? Some on other "party favors" Why not save your money, and buy this and be one of the cool kids? Wait did I just say that out loud?

Im very confused...
Why on earth would anyone want to read texts, watch youtube videos, read email, etc. on such a small screen?
Sure, with higher resolutions, more can be fit on the screen, but the human eyes just arent good enough. If this results in worse eyesight in many people, don't complain to me.
But, on the plus side, this would be a pretty handy alternative to

I have already pre ordered the Iphone 6+ and I will get this. People are missing that it's an evolutionary step. The Mobile phone was one step and now the smart watch. How many said they would never have a mobile phone?

At one time I did consider buying a calculator watch but decided against it on the grounds that it would make me look like a bit of a tit.

When you consider that a) I'm a lot more mature now and b) the things I *did* do at that time without thinking I looked like a tit (the Cuban heeled boots, that ponytail, the denim cut off with Saxon's Wheels of Steel eagle badly painted on it) it's vanishingly unlikely I'm going to go for a smartwatch.

And that's without considering the incredible amount of money Apple are going to want for it.

I've moved on, I no longer want or need a clunky watch on my wrist. I prefer to wear a fashionable bracelet or nothing. I seriously wonder how people will drive and text-I have a mobile biz so I see LOTS of people everyday recklessly fiddling with their phones while driving on the freeway. Is it waterproof? Careful washing your hands! It's a crash and burn novelty.

No one should be texting or driving anyway, whether it's with a smartphone, a smartwatch, or even Google Glass. I'm guessing it's waterproof. Apple isn't dumb enough to release something everyone will kill the first time they wash their hands.

I don't mind the idea of having another screen on my person, but I've never liked wearing a watch.

I've been given the option to get a smart watch several times and I've chosen not to.

The basic idea of having another way to view notifications is sound, but the only times I'd really want that are while I'm either driving, when it would be as much a distraction as fiddling with a phone; or while I'm exercising. Even at that, it's such a minimal inconvenience that I wouldn't put any priority on dealing with it.

Yes, they're never going to fix the driving thing. basically, any incoming distraction can be fatal. As for while exercising, that explains why Apple is pushing that so heavily with iOS 8, knowing that it's one of the few legitimate reasons to buy an Apple Watch.

Can you see yourself ever buying one? Is there a price point at which it becomes a no-brainer to buy a smartwatch?

I believe I've made my antipathy about Apple mobile products clear at this point. Definitely not an Apple-anything. A wrist-mounted screen? Maybe. I think Pebble has the right idea for using E-ink displays to get a week-long run time on its hardware.

Of course, if I'm going down the road to 100% connectedness, I'd just as soon have the sorts of messages a smart watch would deliver directly on my glasses, once a third or forth generation product for THAT gets off the table.

Of course, my dream has always been to appear on Romper Room playing Twister with the kids, I prefer signing my documents formally with a Crayon, my technical-acumen only qualifies me to operate a MacBook and an iPad, I LOVE wearing bright colored plastic clogs and candy bracelets, and I hope to vote for Obama a third time in '16.

By the way this poll reminds me of a Youtube video titled "What Do You Think of Apple’s New iTime Smart Watch? "

In this they showed people a device they claimed was the new Apple watch, but was actually a $20 Casio watch with an Apple logo glued to the back of it.
It turned out there are some people who love Apple enough to look past that!!! :P

Although it's too early to make a conclusion as there are too many unknowns about the Apple Watch. (It's obvious that it will be both expensive and next thing that would make people to queue up outside Apple shops around the world so they can be among the first to own the new Apple product.)
The Moto 360 is the most popular Android Wear smartwatch so far as it's already been sold out.

The Apple Watch is promising a whole lot more (Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi , Heart rate sensor, Taptic Engine, Force Touch, Apple Pay) and if the battery life is right, it should be the one to get on your wrist.

I already have an Apple watch. It's a 6th gen nano plus a nice leather watch band made for it to clip onto. Both are going for bargain prices these days, so instead of blowing the big bucks later on, buy this combination now and show off your Apple watch way ahead of the game.

Now is the phase whereby we need early adopters to buy and allow developers to see the market response and improve the product. I believe the 2nd generation of smart-watches would look a lot more like watches, be able to be water and dust proof, and have a much better battery life than the first generation of watches.
At the same time we need to wait for more app developers to start integrating apps to be used with and without the watch like maybe merge the interfaces to provide a better user experience like the appointment detail on your phone so the watch would show location instead so you can navigate to the meeting place.
As we get more gadgets in our daily lives, we need designers and software engineers to develop what they envision the world to be like but that takes time so I'll give them the time to improve on this new toy before jumping on the bandwagon

LOL for the people "What on earth is an Apple Watch?" But in all seriousness, there were SOO many rumors about a Apple Watch and with all the rumors it feels like for me a stupid little accessory for another apple product. Not another piece of hardware, an accessory.

I agree completely. I have been using a smart watch for a while now and could not care less for Apple's offering. I think that once people get used to the idea they will be more interested in them.. but I don't see everyone using one until the price drops drammatically